In God Hidden,
Whereabouts Unknown: An Essay on the 'Contraction' of God in Different Jewish
Paradigms by Zalman Schachter-Shalomi and Netanel Miles-Yepez, the authors
set about to show the evolution of the concept of God, combined with the Jewish
mystical notion of zimzum, or
contraction.
Some points are confusing.
They appear to use the term theism and deism interchangeably in the text
(they are not the same) but in the notes, stress that they are not doing
so. Also the overall argument does not have a solid
thrust, although it is there, in a latent sense.
If you want to get an active sense of the importance of this
essay, read Shaul Magid’s brilliant “Between Paradigm Shift Judaism and
Neo-Hasidism: The New Metaphysics of Jewish Renewal” in Vol. 30, No.1, Tikkun
Magazine, 2015. Magid contextualizes Rabbi
Zalman’s late work, adding extra flavor to this book.
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